The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 2187
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
8:48 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3274
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 307.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 2.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.31° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.82° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.